Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - August (BAUG)Defined Outcome | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
55.35 USD
-0.10
(-0.189%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 3:33 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 55.35 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:08 a.m. EDT
The instrument is currently exhibiting strong near-term momentum, trading at fresh 52-week highs and holding above key moving averages, which supports a high-conviction short-term bullish stance. However, the long-term investment case is fundamentally flawed because this is a leveraged buffer product designed for short-duration exposure; it lacks the enduring business quality, revenue growth, or balance sheet resilience required for a multi-year hold. The price history shows a massive cumulative gain driven by market beta rather than intrinsic value creation, and the absence of any dividend history confirms its nature as a speculative vehicle for capital appreciation only. Consequently, while the statistical forecast suggests a slight upward lean over the next month, the asset should be viewed strictly as a tactical trade rather than a core portfolio holding. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.005585 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.008442 |
| MSTL | 0.008786 |
| AutoETS | 0.009936 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 63% |
| H-stat | 3.04 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.95 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 25.76 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 55.72 |
| All Time Low | 19.73 |
| Ask | 83.02 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 114,970 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 28,100 |
| Average Volume | 28,100 |
| Average Volume10Days | 114,970 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.69 |
| Bid | 55.31 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Category | Defined Outcome |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 55.59 |
| Day Low | 55.31 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.1487386 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | BTS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 54.3469 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.99829865 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.018369008 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 16.027248 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 55.72 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.37480164 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.0067265187 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 47.415 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.9301987 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.16725084 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 47.415 - 55.72 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,565,098,200,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.1148638 |
| Full Exchange Name | Cboe US |
| Fullday Change | -0.104801 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.189001 |
| Fullday Price | 55.3452 |
| Fund Family | Innovator ETFs |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,564,531,200 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund has adopted a policy pursuant to Rule 35d-1 under the 1940 Act to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in investments that provide exposure to the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust (the “Underlying ETF”). It is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - August |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_625930565 |
| Nav Price | 55.4675 |
| Net Assets | 195,287,024.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.79 |
| Open | 55.365 |
| Phone | (215) 979-3750 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 55.3452 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,951,100 |
| Previous Close | 55.45 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.104801 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.189001 |
| Regular Market Day High | 55.59 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 55.31 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 55.31 - 55.59 |
| Regular Market Open | 55.365 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 55.45 |
| Regular Market Price | 55.3452 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,945,639 |
| Regular Market Volume | 4,475 |
| Short Name | Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ET |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | BAUG |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.1815024 |
| Total Assets | 195,287,024 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 25.757065 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 4.01934 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 4.01934 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 51.610664 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 3.7345352 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.072359756 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 4,475 |
| Yield | 0.0 |
| Ytd Return | 8.33225 |